I, TOO, was feeling so sorry for the loss of life of our troops in Afghanistan. Day by day the numbers increase. Then, I wondered what other countries had lost. My son printed out the information and I was astounded how many countries were in this war, from Australia to Estonia, and Latvia to the UK and the US. Some have lost only one or two over the years. Nevertheless, 25 countries have fought in this war.

Mrs GE Riley, Hurworth, near Darlington.